trochlear nerve

PUB. DATE

January 2005

SOURCE

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary;2005, p2242

SOURCE TYPE

Book

DOC. TYPE

Reference Entry

ABSTRACT

A definition of the term "trochlear nerve" is presented. It refers to the fourth cranial nerve, a small mixed nerve arising from the midbrain. It is both sensory and motor to the superior oblique muscle of the eye.

A definition of the medical term "lid" is presented. Lid, which is a Middle English term, refers to an eyelid. The definition is from the "Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary," published by F.A. Davis Co.